SAT Practice Questions
Practise 5 College Board skills and 34 questions across SAT maths, reading and writing, and AP foundations — with worked explanations.
What the SAT is
The SAT is the College Board admissions test used by universities in the United States. It is now delivered digitally and adapts as you work: how you perform on the first module of a section shapes the difficulty of the second.
For students applying from Ghana and elsewhere in West Africa, the SAT often carries extra weight. It is one of the few directly comparable data points an admissions office has when reading an unfamiliar school curriculum, and it can influence merit scholarship decisions.
Our SAT practice is a focused topic set — algebra-heavy maths, reading and writing, and AP foundation questions. Use it for skill drilling and diagnosis alongside full-length adaptive practice tests, which it does not replace.
Who the SAT serves
Students in Ghana and across Africa applying to universities in the United States.
Applicants whose funding depends on hitting a competitive score band.
Students sitting WASSCE or IGCSE who are taking the SAT alongside their school exams.
Students who have sat the SAT once and need to find the specific topics holding the score down.
Subjects available
College Board content currently available, with live skill and question counts. This covers SAT topic practice and AP foundations — it is a drilling set, not a full-length adaptive test simulator.
Skills learners can practise
- Heart of Algebra — linear equations and systems
- Problem solving and data analysis
- Passport to advanced maths — quadratics and functions
- Reading comprehension and evidence-based questions
- Words in context and rhetorical purpose
- Standard English conventions — grammar and punctuation
- Expression of ideas and sentence structure
- AP foundations in calculus and biology
How SmartScore works
Every skill begins on a SmartScore of 0. Nothing is assumed about what you already know, so the score reflects your work and nothing else.
A correct answer pushes the score up; a wrong one pulls it back. Harder questions move the score further, so guessing your way up is not possible.
A worked explanation appears after each question — right or wrong — so the score rises because your understanding rose, not because you memorised an answer key.
A SmartScore of 100 means the skill is mastered. Your dashboard shows which skills are done and which still need work, so revision time goes where it counts.
A total SAT score tells you very little about what to fix. SmartScore does: it isolates the individual question types you are losing, so a retake plan becomes a short list of skills rather than a vague instruction to study more.
Sample practice
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SAT maths, SAT reading and writing, and AP foundation skills.
Extra algebra, functions and data-analysis drilling that maps onto SAT Math.
Comprehension and grammar skills supporting SAT Reading and Writing.
Advanced algebra and functions for students targeting a high Math score.
SAT curriculum information
- Administered by
- The College Board
- Format
- Digital and section-adaptive — performance in the first module of a section determines the difficulty of the second
- Sections
- Reading and Writing, and Math
- Scoring
- A total score from 400 to 1600, built from two section scores of 200 to 800
- Calculator
- Permitted throughout the Math section, with a graphing calculator built into the testing app
- Used for
- Undergraduate admission and merit scholarship decisions at many United States universities
- Related
- The College Board also runs the PSAT and the Advanced Placement programme
The College Board has changed the SAT format substantially in recent years, and test-optional policies differ by university. Confirm the current format, timing and each university’s policy before you register.
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Frequently asked questions
How much SAT practice is available?
Currently 5 skills and 34 questions across SAT maths, reading and writing, and AP foundations. It is a focused topic-drilling set — the live counts here show precisely what is in it.
Does this simulate the adaptive digital SAT?
No. These are individual skill drills with instant explanations, not a full-length adaptive test. Pair them with official full-length practice tests so you also rehearse timing and stamina.
Are these real SAT questions?
No. All questions are written by us in SAT style against the same topic areas. Nothing is copied from College Board materials.
Can I prepare for the SAT while doing WASSCE?
Yes, and many students do. There is real overlap in algebra, functions and data analysis, so practice on the mathematics skills here serves both exams at once.
Related subjects
Skill guides behind SAT topics
Each guide explains one skill in writing before you practise it — useful when a SAT topic has not clicked yet.
Free courses and school tools for SAT
Open university courses that cover the same ground, plus the teacher side of the platform.
Related reading
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34 questions across 5 skills, with instant explanations and a SmartScore on every one.